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K-pop boy group GOT7 to make 2025 comeback, release new album
GOT7’s leader Jay B announces the 7-member K-pop group will reunite in January 2025 and issue an album, says ‘we’re working hard’.
11 Dec 2024 - 5:45AM
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Illit become top K-pop rookie act of 2024, sweeping multiple awards
9 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
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K-pop group (G)I-DLE to renew contracts, Aespa’s rise continues
2 Dec 2024 - 1:30PM
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If K-pop’s Seventeen are ‘textbook’ excellent, why aren’t they dominating?
Seventeen balance charm and edge, are excellent ‘across the board’ – but critics say they are not unique and lack a universally beloved song.
2 Dec 2024 - 2:28PM
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Seventeen on stage during the 8th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. While the K-pop group are popular in South Korea, they are not as famous as BTS and Stray Kids in the US. Photo: Getty Images
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K-pop’s NewJeans announce split from agency Ador, citing a lack of respect
Members promise to fight for the use of girl group’s name, with Danielle saying ‘NewJeans never die’ and they hope to put out new music.
29 Nov 2024 - 10:17AM
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BTS’ Jin and Shinee’s Minho both release solo albums in November
Jin from BTS puts his album Happy out, while Shinee member Minho’s solo album Callback lands on November 4. Babymonster drop new music too.
28 Oct 2024 - 4:15AM
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K-pop band CNBlue release new album X, talk about their fans
CNBlue hit the big time in 2010 after their song Loner became a huge hit, and 14 years on, they talk about their career and new mini album X.
15 Oct 2024 - 11:17AM
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CNBlue members (from left) Kang Min-hyuk, Lee Jung-shin and Jung Yong-hwa talk about their new mini-album, X. Photo: courtesy of FNC Entertainment
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2NE1 reunion concerts electrify fans of the beloved K-pop girl group
From October 4 to 6, 2NE1 shook Seoul’s Olympic Hall in a trio of reunion concerts that included hit songs and solo performances from CL.
7 Oct 2024 - 3:15PM
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New K-pop group Katseye’s multinational members on hitting the charts
Members of US-based group Katseye, formed via reality show The Debut: Dream Academy, reflect on their tough training and debut EP charting.
12 Sep 2024 - 6:15PM
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Fashion & Beauty
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Why K-pop idols and luxury fashion are a marriage made in heaven
Tommy Hilfiger’s Met Gala collab with boy band Stray Kids is a reminder of the growing attachment between luxury fashion and K-pop stars.
12 Sep 2024 - 5:04AM
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From dating bans to forced dieting, K-Pop Idols series is eye-opening
K-Pop Idols, an Apple TV+ docuseries, features Jessi and K-pop groups Cravity and Blackswan and highlights issues from oppressive management to the challenge of foreign artists in the industry.
3 Sep 2024 - 7:15AM
Jessi in a still from K-Pop Idols. Photo: Apple TV+
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Meet Big Ocean, first deaf K-pop idol group, and learn how they make music
Korean boy band Big Ocean are making waves not only for their music but for being the first deaf K-pop idol group, even attracting the praise of WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
31 Aug 2024 - 11:15AM
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How K-pop boy band SF9 keep things fresh as new mini-album drops
SF9 show no signs of slowing down – in fact, the K-pop boy group, whose new mini-album Fantasy just dropped, say they want to perform at Wembley Stadium and ‘appear on every famous Korean TV show’.
21 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
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8 years of Blackpink, so successful K-pop group are ‘their own brand’
K-pop girl group Blackpink have gone from strength to strength since the release of their first singles in 2016, and ‘become a group with enormous influence worldwide’, according to a pop culture critic.
11 Aug 2024 - 4:15AM
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5 shopping hits in Hong Kong this weekend, August 9-10
Fun, sustainable gifts at a Hong Kong exhibition, NewJeans cushions and key rings, and a stunning lipstick collection await shoppers this weekend in Hong Kong.
9 Aug 2024 - 11:47AM
The Antiquarian Books and Prints Fair showcases rare art and books. Photo: Tai Yip Art Bookshop
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Why are K-pop’s Stray Kids so globally successful? Critics weigh in
K-pop group Stray Kids have found global fame with their wide range of musical styles, and thrilled fans with their live performances. Now they just need to equal that success in Korea.
6 Aug 2024 - 11:53PM
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‘I don’t know why I chose to be an idol’: film shows K-pop group struggles
YouTube documentary Le Sserafim – Make It Look Easy, showing the health fears, and tears, of the K-pop girl group’s members has drawn both sympathy and criticism.
3 Aug 2024 - 10:26AM
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Hot new K-pop drops in August 2024, from Le Sserafim, Nmixx and more
Summer is about to hot up, with new K-pop releases expected from girl groups Le Sserafim and Nmixx, boy groups like ZeroBaseOne and solo acts like Taemin.
2 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
August will see K-pop album and single releases from a variety of acts including girl group Nmixx. Photo: JYP Entertainment
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NewJeans on 2 years of K-pop success and why they love their Bunnies
The members of girl group NewJeans reflect on their two years in K-pop since their debut, and describe how they ‘work hard to bring good music’ to their fans and ‘always enjoy the moment’.
24 Jul 2024 - 5:15PM
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‘A career highlight’ for K-pop boy band Stray Kids as they play UK festival
‘We’re bringing out all we can,’ says Stray Kids’ Changbin, speaking of K-pop boy band’s new mini-album, ATE, as they make their UK music festival debut in London’s Hyde Park.
15 Jul 2024 - 11:15AM
Arts & Culture
Books and literature
K-pop novel The Band is no star-meets-citizen romance, author says
Christine Ma-Kellams’ novel follows a K-pop idol who goes to the US, where he meets an older, married woman and stays with her family. The author explains why this is no ‘super boring and cliché’ romance.
7 Jun 2024 - 4:15AM
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OPINION
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K-pop fans angry over Stray Kids article – we’re not all ‘teens and tweens’
14 Sep 2022 - 7:15PM
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Forever 1: Girls’ Generation still making music 15 years in is a big deal
9 Aug 2022 - 7:15PM
Tamar Herman
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After the NewJeans controversy, should K-pop groups stop debuting minors?
3 Aug 2022 - 5:38AM
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How K-pop labels create rivalries to stoke fan interest and boost profits
27 Jul 2022 - 11:35AM
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10 years after Gangnam Style, has a K-pop song ever hit in the same way?
22 Jul 2022 - 10:35AM
Tamar Herman
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The summer of 2022 belongs to the girls of K-pop, and we’re all here for it
14 Jul 2022 - 1:23AM
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